Give Me One Reason
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| “Give Me One Reason” | |||||
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| Single by Tracy Chapman from the album New Beginning |
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| Released | 1995 | ||||
| Recorded | 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Rock/Blues | ||||
| Length | 4:32 | ||||
| Label | Elektra Records | ||||
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"Give Me One Reason" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released on her 1995 album New Beginnings. It is also Chapman's biggest hit to date, reaching #3 on the US Hot 100.
[edit] Lyrics/Style
The song is a classic twelve bar blues, both in musical structure and the repeated lyrics in each verse and chorus. It is the story of an ending relationship, and a plea from the narrator to her partner for the partner to convince her to to remain, to "give me one reason to stay here, and I'll turn right back around." At the end of the song, the partner is apparently given voice for the last line, "said I told you that I loved you, and there ain't no more to say."
| Country | Peak position |
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| United Kingdom | 127 |
| United States | 3 |
